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China’s Russia embrace triggers Congress blowback

. . . Wang Yi's defensiveness reflects the CCP's insecurity about its viability, ANDREW J. NATHAN, Class of 1919 professor of political science at Columbia University, told China Watcher.

“One of the meanings the Chinese see in the ‘wrong side of history’ debate is that the West is saying your system will fail, and they are responding that no, our system works and it is going to continue to work," Nathan said . . .

Employer Practices Limit Workers’ Choices and Wages, U.S. Study Argues

The recent narrative is that there is a tight labor market that gives workers leverage. But a new report from the Biden administration argues that the deck is still stacked against workers, reducing their ability to move from one employer to another and hurting their pay . . .

Randomized Trial Shows Criminal Justice Fees Heighten Hardship For Defendants, Are Not Deterrents, And Offer Negligible Benefit To Counties

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Russia’s Ukraine invasion could be a global economic ‘game changer’

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the financial reckoning imposed on Moscow in response are proof that the triumphant globalization campaign that began more than 30 years ago has reached a dead end . . .